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A-LevelAccountingFinancial Statements AnalysisMay/June 2015Paper 1 Q201 Mark

A company's gross profit ratio (margin) for the year ended 31 December 2013 was 25% but increases to 28% for the year ended 31 December 2014. What could have been responsible for the increase?

Aan increase in the cost of purchases during 2014
Ban increase in the volume of sales during 2014
Can over-valuation of inventory at 31 December 2014
Dan under-valuation of inventory at 31 December 2014

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) May/June 2015 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Financial Statements Analysis and is worth 1 mark.

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